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Kevin Fischer is a veteran broadcaster, the recipient of over 150 major journalism awards from the Milwaukee Press Club, the Wisconsin Associated Press, the Northwest Broadcast News Association, the Wisconsin Bar Association, and others. He has been seen and heard on Milwaukee TV and radio stations for over three decades. A longtime aide to state Senate Republicans in the Wisconsin Legislature, Kevin can be seen offering his views on the news on the public affairs program, "InterCHANGE," on Milwaukee Public Television Channel 10, and heard filling in on Newstalk 1130 WISN. He lives with his wife, Jennifer, and their lovely baby daughter, Kyla Audrey, in Franklin.
Culinary no-no #174
Regions of
New England clam chowder.
Manhattan clam chowder.
Philly cheesesteak.
Deep fried pickles in the south.
Delicious dishes, to be sure. But healthy?
My guess is that anyone ordering mouth-watering ribs slathered in sauce with sides of baked beans, cole slaw and corn bread topped off with pecan pie isn’t exactly counting calories.
No matter how health conscious we’ve become, no matter how much the federal government threatens to dictate our own diets, we belly up for gut-busting entrees that tantalize, rendering us spellbound. And you know what? Thank goodness. Seriously, would we ever want to see the banana split go extinct?
The serious, sad truth is that far too many concoctions push way, way, way over the edge. One man’s culinary nirvana is another’s cardiac arrest.
Health.com, God love them, utilizing the ultimate research techniques, has broken down the heart attacks waiting to strike geographically. That’s right. Health.com has deemed that in each and every state in our great country, there is one fatty food that stands out as the fattiest.
So, do as I did. Put your thinking caps on and try to predict what Health.com designated as the fattiest food in BadgerLand.
Could it be.....
Now you put one, or as they do in Sheboygan, TWO of those suckers after being boiled in beer in a chewy roll and pour on the sauerkraut and onions and mustard (never, ever ketchup unless you're a Communist) and it ain't exactly a veggie burger.
Show me.......
BRATS!
BUZZ!
Actually, that's somewhat of a relief.
Let's try something sweet.
How about
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Of course, you know exactly what that is. Unlike this doofus.....
The bozo called it ice cream.
Never mind the big sign outside that proclaims:
It's CUSTARD, dumb a**!
That is a Kopp's cone, captured by Mary Jo Walicki for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. From top to bottom: Crazy cake roll, carmel cashew, chocolate and vanilla.
Would you just feast your eyes on that tower of lusciousness. A work of art, without a doubt.
This has gotta be it.
Show me...
FROZEN CUSTARD!
BUZZ!
That's OK.
Only two strikes.
We still have one more shot.
And I'm pretty sure I've got it figured out.
Health.com's fattiest food in Wisconsin just has to be...
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Photo:
A masterpiece on a plate, the fish fry from the
Deep fried fish.
Potato pancakes.
Tartar sauce.
You know there's rye bread with butter lurking somewhere.
Years ago, the local paper mentioned that the average Friday night fish fry in Milwaukee had more calories and fat than the national debt. It foolishly as I recall suggested an alternative like broiled cod, veggies, some bean salad and wheat thins.
Hello! That's not a fish FRY! You offer that to a Catholic at the end of the week and he'd spit in your face.
Alright.
We're down to our last strike.
Show me...
FISH FRY!
BUZZ!
Want to know what the fattiest food in Wisconsin is according to Health.com?
The answer, and the other 49 on the list, is right here. I think you'll be surprised.
CULINARY NO-NO BONUS
I've mentioned numerous times how proud I am that my cousin, Dog MacKenzie, son of my beautiful cousin Claire, is a distiller at Great Lakes Distillery, the local company that makes Rehorst, specializing in vodka. I also blog their newsletters regularly.
Photo: www.greatlakesdistillery.com
That's Doug on the right, Guy Rehorst on the left.
I wonder what Doug and Guy would have to say about this?
ANOTHER CULINARY NO-NO BONUS
On July 4, I refused to watch.....
Joey Chestnut competes in the 2010 Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest at the original Nathan's Famous in Coney Island on July 4, 2010 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Chestnut won this year's International Federation of Competitive Eating event, eating 54 hot dogs, while his biggest rival Takeru Kobayashi didn't compete due to a contract dispute with Major League Eating. Subsequently, Kobayashi was arrested for attempting to hop a barricade and get on the stage after the event.
People cheer as they gather on the corner of Surf and Stillwell Avenues for the 2010 Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest at the original Nathan's Famous in Coney Island on July 4, 2010 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.
Guys, what is wrong with you? Summer. 4th of July. You should be out chasing girls in bikinis instead of watching and cheering....
Here's a more scientific argument against this ridiculous contest.
SPEAKING OF HOT DOGS...
I'd love to try the dogs at the Boardwalk Cafe in Waynesboro, Virginia that boasts a variety on their menu. But c'mon, Regular readers know my passion for Elvis. Why, oh my must we ruin his good name?
Newsleader.com reporrts, "For the Elvis fans, they offer Elvis' Memphis ($4.29), a grilled dog with peanut butter, bananas and bacon. Plain dogs are available for those who want to work up to the Elvis a bite at a time."
OBAMACARE VS....
An American icon.
AND FINALLY....
God bless McDonald's.
The Golden Arches tells the wacko liberal nutjob group that's suing the popular chain that its HAPPY MEALS AREN'T GOING ANYWHERE!
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